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IQ Spectrum with Palin in Doubledigitville

IQ is not without its biases, but it’s terrific for a broad-strokes comparison. I want smart competent people in leadership positions. It’s a complex world.
There’s a lot of discussion about the candidates’ IQ scores, but I’ve only found good evidence for McCain and Palin (see links). The other scores are unverified and from multiple sources [...]

Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Byron, Charles Darwin, Charlotte Bronte, Dwight D Eisenhower, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Garry Kasparov, Harry Truman, Hillary Clinton, IQ score, James Woods, Jodie Foster, Joe Biden, John McCain, Jonathan Swift, Leonardo Da Vinci, Ludwig van Beethoven, Ludwig Wittgenstein, mental retardation, Nicole Kidman, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin, Sharon Stone, Stephen W. Hawking, Voltaire

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I VOTED!

One more Georgia vote for Barack Obama! Woo-hoo!
Ben’s school was closed today, so I took some time from work and we went to the other little elementary school, where we vote. We went over at a little bit before 9:30 AM. The before-work voters had come and gone and the parking lot still have plenty [...]

Tags: 2008 election, Atlanta, Barack Obama, electronic voting, Georgia, Georgia voter, John McCain, voting

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Halloween Hate, but a Better McCain

If Ever the “Trick” Option Should Apply….
This one burns me up. It’s really just a small item, but to me it is symptomatic of a larger trend. I have been watching the transformation of Halloween by certain sectors of pseudo-Christians for a few years now. First, the kids weren’t allowed to wear costumes to school, [...]

Tags: Detroit, Dick Cheney, freudian slip, Halloween, John Cleese, John McCain, prisoners, SNL, Tina Fey, trick or treat

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Revamped for the Election

Too bad I couldn’t find the custom canines, but I think the fangs are clearly implied.

I am so very happy that I can celebrate such things. Jehovah’s Witnesses and other groups who can’t find the spirit in Hallowe’en are really missing out.
As the photos de-monstrate, I embraced my shadow and it was as thrilling and [...]

Tags: Barack Obama, demonstrate, Dick Cheney, election 2008, fangs, Halloween, John McCain, Jung, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, shadow, vampire

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Calculate your Tax Savings

See your tax cut under Obama’s plan, and compare it to the McCain plan.

“Obama is not proposing to raise taxes for most Americans. To the contrary, he would triple the earned-income tax credit for low-wage earners, increasing work incentives at the bottom. He would cut taxes on people in the middle — indeed, he [...]

Tags: Barack Obama, calculator, John McCain, middle class, tax

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